Leipsic: Government & Civic

Leipsic operates as an incorporated municipal government. Sits in U.S. Congressional District at-large. Municipal code published via municode. Nearest courthouse: Kent County Courthouse (1.6 mi away). Federal spending in the surrounding county runs $9,803 per resident ($1.8B FY2024).

$9,803 federal spending per resident in the surrounding county (vs Delaware $6,933).

City Hall & Contacts

Contacts · City Hall · Name	TOWN OF LEIPSIC
Contacts · City Hall · Address	192 FRONT ST
Contacts · City Hall · City	DOVER
Contacts · City Hall · Zip	19901
Contacts · City Hall · Url How Found	Wikipedia infobox
Contacts · City Hall Phone	See county website
Government Structure · Government Type	2 - MUNICIPAL
Government Structure · Government Name	CITY OF LEIPSIC
Municipal Code · Publisher	municode
Municipal Code Publisher	municode
Municipal Code URL	https://library.municode.com/de/leipsic-town-delaware

Sources: Census Govt Units + municipal websites · Inferred from Census place type in full_name · Municode/eCode360 directory scrape — matched by state + place FIPS · Refreshed 2026-04-12

State Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

State Legislative Districts · Upper Chamber	10014
State Legislative Districts · Upper District	14
State Legislative Districts · Lower Chamber	10028
State Legislative Districts · Lower District	28

Sources: Census place-to-SLD2024 crosswalk (place_fips)

Federal Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

Senators (2)

Tom Carper

D · 2001

Chris Coons

D · 2010

Congressional District · District	at-large
Congressional District · Formatted	DE-AL
Congressional District · Congress	118th

Sources: Census place-to-CD118 crosswalk (place_fips)

Voting & Eligibility

State Campaign Finance · Total Contributions	73,806,824.41
State Campaign Finance · Total Transactions	534,317
State Campaign Finance · Num Committees	3
State Campaign Finance · Cycle	2,024
State Campaign Finance · Per Capita	74.56 (vs Delaware $6,933)
Voting · Citizen Voting Age Pop	134
Voting · Citizen 18Plus	131
Voting · Noncitizen 18Plus	3
Voting · Eligible Voter Pct	70.2%

Sources: FEC API schedule_a/by_state — aggregated by state · Census ACS — citizen voting age population

Justice & Courts

Court infrastructure — county courthouses + nearest state/federal courts. Distance reflects driving miles to the nearest courthouse.

Courthouses Detail · County total	2
Nearest Courthouse · Name	Kent County Courthouse
Nearest Courthouse · City	Dover
Nearest Courthouse · Distance	1.6 mi

Sources: HIFLD / IRS BMF · HIFLD Courthouses · Refreshed 2026-04-12

Legal Framework

Legal Framework · Contractor Licensing	See state licensing board — check licensing_boards in town data
Legal Framework · Building Code	Check municipal_code URL for local building code adoption
Legal Framework · Property Homestead	Varies by state — check state constitution
Legal Framework · Workers Comp	State workers' compensation statute — mandatory in most states
Legal Framework · Consumer Protection	State consumer protection act — varies
Legal Framework · Landlord Tenant	State landlord-tenant act — varies
Legal Framework · Environmental Agency	State environmental agency — varies

Sources: State statutes — compiled from official state code

Disaster History

Federal Disaster Declarations (11)

Tropical Storm Isaias

August 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4566-DE

COVID-19 Pandemic Federal Disaster

January 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4526-DE

COVID-19 Emergency

January 2020 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · EM-3449-DE

Hurricane Sandy

October 2012 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4090-DE

Hurricane Sandy

October 2012 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3357-DE

Hurricane Irene

August 2011 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4037-DE

Hurricane Irene

August 2011 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3336-DE

Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorms

February 2010 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1896-DE

Hurricane Katrina (hosted evacuees, no local impact)

August 2005 · Emergency declaration · hosted federal evacuees (no local impact) · EM-3263-DE

Hurricane Isabel

September 2003 · Major disaster declaration · Individual Assistance to residents · DR-1494-DE

Snow

February 2003 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3183-DE

Federal Spending

Federal dollars flowing to the surrounding county — grants, direct payments, contracts, loans (USAspending.gov).

Federal Spending · Federal Spending Fy2024	$1,782,741,900
Federal Spending · Per Capita	9,803.31 (vs Delaware $6,933)
Federal Spending · Population	181,851 people (vs Delaware 13,439)

Sources: USAspending API

Other

Live Links · Weather Forecast	https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=39.10835&lon=-75.538757
Live Links · Weather Alerts	https://alerts.weather.gov/search?point=39.10835,-75.538757
State Fiscal · Gdp Billions	84
State Fiscal · Fed Taxes Paid Per Capita	14,168
State Fiscal · Fed Spending Received Per Capita	$12,927
State Fiscal · Balance Per Capita	-1,241

Sources: NWS API — built from school coordinates · Tax Foundation, Rockefeller Institute of Government, BEA GDP